Coin assorter and deliverer



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s. J. TAYLOR. COIN ASSORTER AND DELIVERER.

Patented June 11, 1895.

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S. J. TAYLOR. COIN AS$ORTER AND DELIVERER.

No. 540,701. Patented June 11, 1895.

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SAMUEL J. TAYLOR, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

COIN ASSO'RTER AND DELIVERER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent are. 540, 01, dated June 11, 189 5.

Application filed April 7, 1894; Serial No. 506,660. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern: 7 Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. TAYLOR, of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Change Making and Delivering Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a suitable machine which will automatically sort or distribute coins of different denominations, directing them into their appropriate receptacles, from which they may be discharged by suitable slides operated by appropriate keys. I

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of slides by which the coins are ejected, in the construction and arrangementof the slides which 'form the bottoms for the coin-receptacles, and in various de-' tails of constructions and in combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims. 7 r

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying draw ings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure I is a perspective view of a machine constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal view of the lower part or casing of the machine, showing the money-' drawer with the compartments therein adapted to receive the coins whenthe receptacles are emptied, showing, also, the coin-dc livering chute and the overflow-receptacle; Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the machine with the casing removed. Fig. 4 is a detail section through line zzof Fig. 3, showing the slides and one of the keys and showing, also, the overflow. Fig. 5 isa detail section of the lower end of one of the coin-receptacles, showing, also, the slide and the means for emptying the receptacle. showing the device for locking the slides. Fig. 7 is a detail View showing the means for conducting into the overflow-compartment in the cash or money drawer any coin that goes by its appropriate receptacle. Fig. 8 is a plan view of one of the slides, showing, also, the means for emptying the receptacle. Fig. 9 is a transverse section of the machine on the line y y of Fig. 10. Fig. 10 is a section on the line :10 0c of Fig. 9.

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Fig. 6 is a detail View In the drawings, 2 represents a suitable frame or casing in which the mechanism of the device is arranged.

series of compartments 5, said compartments corresponding to the coin-receptacles in the machine, and said cash-drawer is also provided with the overflow receptacle 7, which receives all the coins that do not pass into their appropriate receptacles and which receives any coins that may overflow from any full receptacle. The casing is provided with the coin-chute 9, which isarranged to receivethe coins from all of the receptacles, as hereinafter described, andis provided with asuitable outlet opening 11. The rear wall of the chute 9 is vertical to a point a little higher from the bottom of the chute than the radius of a silver dollar, so that thelargest coin will not bear against the outwardly curvedsurface of the upper part of the wall. -The curve in the upper part of the wall is gradual so that a coin will slide easily-over it and will not be retarded by striking the front wall of the chute until the coin has nearly reached the bottom thereof. The front Wall is vertical from top to bottom.

It is preferably provided with the cash-drawer 3, which has a When a coin is delivered from a receptacle the rear edge will be supported by the ledge on the under side of the slide, as hereinafter described, and will drop from this ledge upon the rear wall and will slide down over the curved surface thereof into the bottom of the chute. The walls of the chute 9 spread very slightly from the starting point of the chute to the openingll so as'to prevent the possibility of any coins wedging, and the walls bethe coins are delivered from the receptacle, to

have them reach the orifice of the chute as I have found that when straight, the dollar coin when delivered from the receptaclewill stop when it strikes the bottom of the chute before it b'egins'to roll down to the orifice thereof, thereby delaying the deliveryof the coin. To obviate this difficnlty I curve the bottom ofthe chute at its upper end, as shown in Fig. 10, so that when the dollar coin is delivered from its receptacle its edge will strike the curved surface of the bottom of the chute and immediately begin to roll down without stopping, thereby hastening the delivery of the coin. I have found that when several coins are delivered from their respective receptacles, the larger coins in rolling down the chute will overtake the smaller coins and frequently pass them. I have found that the half dollar will pass the nickel even if they are delivered from their receptacles at the same time, and I have found it necessary to have thelower end of the chute of sufficient width to allow the coins to pass without wedging. It is also desirable to have all the coins delivered at the orifice of the chute at about the same time, and I therefore construct the chute so that the upper end will be a little wider than the dollar coin, but not of sufficient width to allow the coin to lean against either side wall. The coin will therefore be held in a vertical position, and will roll very rapidly from the upper end of the chute to the orifice. In order therefore to insure the prompt delivery of the larger coins, and at the same time to prevent wedging when the coins pass one anotherin the chute it is very desirable, and important to construct the chute so that the walls will spread slightly longitudinally from the starting point to the orifice. I could of course construct the chute of the same width the whole length and of sufiicient width to prevent wedging, but this construction would permit the larger coins to lean against the side walls of the chute atits upper end and their delivery would be greatly retarded, if not altogether stopped should four or five of the larger coins be ejected from their respective receptacles in rapid succession. I find also that constructing a chute with the upper end of the bottom curved upwardly is of great advantage when several coins are delivered in rapid succession, in order that, for instance, a dollar coin when delivered will begin to roll down the chute before the second one is ejected. The casing is also provided with a suitable opening to permit the coin-hopper 13, arranged on the ends of the assorter-chute hereinafter described, to project outside of the casing. The casing is also provided with a suitable hinged cover 15 and with a suitable cover-holder 17, pivoted to said coverand provided with a long slot having an offset portion at its lower end. A pin 19 passes through this slot and when the cover is opened said pin is adapted to engage the offset portion of said slot whereby said door may beheld open, if preferred.

21 represents the coimassorter-chute. This chute is arranged in an inclined position, being inclined both as to its length and in the opposite direction so that coins passing down therein roll along with their lower edges resting against the front side of the chute. The chute is provided with a series of openings 23 of different sizes, the smallest opening being near the upper end of the chute and the other openings being arranged in order thereafter.

For convenience I prefer to provide two of the smallest size openings and two of the second size openings so that in case a coin of the smallest size passes the first opening it will fall into the second and in case a coin of the second size passes the first opening designed to receive it it will fall into the second one.

\Vhile I have shown two openings of the same size for each of the first and second sized coins, I may provide more than one opening of the same diameter for some or all of the other sized coins.

It frequently happens that one of the small sized coins in passing down the chute will rest upon a coin of a larger size and be carried along thereby over the first opening for which it is designed, but the larger coin as it rolls along with its lower edge resting against the front side of the chute will dip a little as it passes overthe opening abovereferred to, there being no support for the lower side of the coin as the opening extends to the extreme front side of the chute, and there being but a slight difference between the diameter of the opening and the coin, the dip of the larger coin will throw the smaller coin forward so that it will pass down through the next opening for which it was designed, thereby reducing the overflow.

A series of coin-receptacles 25 are provided, there being one receptacle for each size of coin. These receptacles are connected by the transverse chutes 27 with the space beneath the chute 21 so that the coins falling through their appropriate openings 23 will pass down the inclined chutes 27 and thus enter the corresponding coin-receptacles 25. Arranged in the door or bottom of each of the chutes 27, between the chute 21 and the receptacle 25, is an opening 29, each of said openings being too small to permit the passage through it of the coin that should pass through the corresponding chute but being large enough to permit the passage through it of any coin of a smaller size. These openings may be of any preferred size or shape, though I prefer to make them of circular form, with the exception of the first two and these are made preferably with the two straight sides as shown in Fig. 3, the purpose being to more surely cause the passage through them of any smaller coin which may have passed beyond its proper receptacle and to insure the passage over them of coins that should pass into the receptacles. Beneath the openings 29 is a chute 31 into which all of the coins that pass through the openings 29 fall, and from which they are conducted by the spout 33 into the overflow receptacle 7, before referred to. The tops of the coin-receptacles 25 are preferably of inclined form and a chute 35 extends along the front of all said receptacles so that if a coin or coins are put into the machine after the receptacles are full or after any of them are full the coins that reach any full receptacle will pass over the top thereof into the overlIO the plate 45.

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flow chute 35 and will pass from this into the overflow receptacle 7.

The chute 21 is preferably provided with the depressed ledges 24 arranged upon the under side of the chute-and extendingacross the upper side of each of the openings therein. The effect of this ledge is to cause the coins to tip down at their opposite edges and thus pass through the openings 23 with a sliding move-, ment toward the chute 27, thus insuring the passage of practically all of the coins into the appropriate receptacles. This ledge also causes the coins, that pass over the openings, to, travel more smoothly, as it prevents them from dipping down into the openings while passing over them.

A hinged cover 41 is preferably arranged over the chute 21 and a hinged cover 43 is preferably arranged over the chute 27 and the tops of the coin-receptacles.

The several coin-receptacles are preferably all supported upon a suitable slotted plate or frame 45 and beneath each receptacle are two slides, one of which provides means for ejecting the coins, while the other forms a support for the coins at all times, and can, when desired, be drawn out so as to permit all of the coins in the receptacle to fall into the appropriate compartment in the money-drawer. The slides 47, which are for ejecting the coins, are arranged on top of the other slides and move back and forth in suitable ways upon Each of these slides is provided with a suitable opening 49, across one side of which extends the depressed ledge 51. When the slide is in its retracted position the bottom coin rests in the opening 49, its forward edge resting upon the ledge 51 and the remaining portion of the coin resting upon the lower slide 53, hereinafter described. The slides 53, which are also supported in ways on the plate or frame 45, do not extend the full diameter of the coin-receptacles but their forward edges abut against the edges of the depressed ledges 51 and are on a level with The slide 53 therefore forms a bottom for the receptacle and prevents the coins from dropping through except when this slide is drawn out for the purpose of emptying the receptacle. After the coins have been ejected by the movement of the slides 47, the slides are drawn back to their original position by the springs and the depressed ledges 51 on said slides will strike the ends of the slides 53 and thereby form a stop for the slides 47.

A series of key-levers 55 are mounted upon a shaft 57 and each of said levers is provided with a suitable button 59 which is appropriately marked to designate the coins contained in the corresponding receptacle. These levers are provided with the depending arms 61 which pass through the holes in the slides 47 and through slots 63 in the slides 53. Suitable springs 65 are connected to the arms 61 These springs and to pins 67 upon arod 69. tend to hold said levers in-the elevated position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4, thus holding said slides in a retracted position. The slots'63 are of sufficient length so that the movement of the arm 61 does not in any way interfere with said slides. When the slides 53 are drawn back to empty the receptacles of all the coins contained therein the depending arms 61 of the key levers engaging the openings in the slide.47 will prevent these slides from being drawn back with the slides 53. The slide 53 is provided" with a pinopening 71 and the plate 45, on which said slide moves, is provided with a lug or projection 73 and said lug or projection is normally in engagement with said opening. The slide 53 is also preferably provided with a knob or handle 75 and when it is desired to withdraw said slide for the purpose of emptying the re- 'ceptacles said knob is clasped and the slide is raised sufficiently to free it from said projection 73 and it is then drawn back into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4 when there will be no support for the coins in the receptacles and hence all of said coins will drop through into the corresponding coin compartments in the cashdrawer. When the coins are ejected by the movement of the slide 47 their forward edges being supported onthe ledge 51 and their rear portions lying on the top of the slide 53 said coins do not drop until they have been pushed so far that their rear edges pass off from the forward ends ofthe slides 53. At this time they will have been carried over the chute 9 into which they will drop. In case the slides are withdrawn before the edges of the coins pass off the end of the slides 53, the coins having their opposite edges supported by the ledge 51 will be carried back to their original position in the receptacles.

I also prefer to provide a locking device for looking all ofthe slides. This device consists preferably of the vertically sliding bar 77 provided with the series of pins 79 and with the upwardly extending rod or-handle 81, which extends to a point near the under side of the cover 15 and is preferably provided with a bent end 83.- Suitable holes. are provided in the slides 47 and 53 so that when said bar with its. pins is depressed said pins engage said holes as shown in Fig. 6 and all said slides are locked. I prefer to provide a spring pin 89 passing through the cover 15 so that by depressing said pin its lower end will engage with the upper end of the rod 81 whereby said bar 77 and its locking pins may each be depressed without opening said cover 15. WVhen however it is desired to again operate said slides said cover must be opened to permit said rod 81 to be grasped for the purpose of raising it up and releasing said slide. The guide in which the rod 81 moves is preferably slightly out of a perpendicular line so as to cause sufticient friction between it and the rod 81 which moves therein to hold said rod normally in any position into which it may be moved. Said key-levers are each preferable provided ICO IIO

with a hub 91 having a central hole therethrough and this hub, being mounted upon the stationary rod 57, forms a firm bearing for said key-lever. It is preferably to arrange the key-levers in numerical order as shown in Fig. 3 but as this would bring the dime or ten-cent slide and receptacle beyond the onecent and five-centslides and receptacles I make special provision for placing the tencent key between the five-cent key and the twenty-five cent key while the ten-cent chute and receptacle and the corresponding slide are located first in the machine. For this purpose I construct the hub of the ten-cent key-lever of unusual length and let it pass through the hub of the one-cent and five-cent levers, as shown in Fig. 3. This enables me to arrange the receptacles and levers as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. It will also be noted that the coin-receptacles, the slides and chutes and the coin-hopper are all supported upon the plate or frame 45 and that said plate or frame is supported upon suitable rails or side pieces 46, in the casing 2. This enables me to readily remove all of the operative parts of the mechanism from the casing whenever desired. It willbe readily seen that any desired amount of change may be quickly and easily obtained from the machine and that the coins may be placed by the handful, unassorted, in the hopper l3 and that they will pass from this hopper into the chute 21 which will automatically distribute them into their appropriate receptacles.

Having thus particularly described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a series of coin receptacles, of a coin hopper, an inclined chute connected therewith and provided with a series of openings in its bottom corresponding in size to the respective coins to be distributed, some of the openings being duplicated whereby if acoin rests upon another of larger size in passing down the chute, and is thereby carried over the first opening for which it is designed, the larger coin will dip in passing over said first opening thereby throwing forward the smaller coin so that it will pass through the second opening of the same size whereby the overfiow will be reduced, and a series of transverse or lateral chutes also inclined and extending from the space beneath the openings in said first named chute to the tops of said coin receptacles, substantially as described.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination, with a series of coin-receptacles, of a coin-distributing chute provided with a series of openings, corresponding in size to the coins to be distributed, a series of transverse or lateral chutes, extending from beneath said openings to the coin receptacles, each of said transverse chutes being provided with an opening smaller in size than the coin for which said chute is designed, but larger in size than to be distributed, a series of receptacles designed to receive said coins, a series of transverse or lateral chutes extending from beneath the holes in said coin-distributing chute to the tops of said receptacles, each of said transverse chutes being provided with an opening smaller than the diameter of the coin that should pass through said chute but larger than the diameter of the coin which should pass into the preceding transverse chute and receptacle, and an overflow chute arranged to receive all the coins that pass through the openings in said chutes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination, with a series of coin-receptacles provided with inclined tops, the longitudinally and transversely inclined coin-assorterchute provided with a series of openings corresponding to the diameters of the coins to be distributed, a series of inclined transverse chutes extending from beneath the openings in said assorter-chute to said receptacles, and an overflow chute arranged in front of said receptacles to receive the coins which pass over the top of any receptacle that is already full of coins, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the coin receptacles and the individual chutes leading thereto, of the longitudinally and transversely inclined assorter chute, provided with a series of openings corresponding in size with the diameters of the coins to be distributed, and provided with the depressed ledges 24 arranged upon the under side of the chute and extending across the upper side of each of the openings therein, for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination, with the coin-receptacles, of the dumping slides 53 arranged beneath said receptacles to empty them of all the coins contained therein at one operation of the slides and the ejector slides 47 arranged upon said slides 53 and provided with openings corresponding in size to the diameter of the coins in the corresponding receptacle and each provided with a depressed ledge 51 extending across said opening for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination, with the coin'receptacles, of the dumping slides 53 arranged beneath said receptacles to empty them of all the coins contained therein at one operation of the slides, the ejector slides arranged above IIO the slides 53 and provided each with an opentacles and the slides therefor, said slides being provided with vertical openings or holes, of a suitable casing inclosing said receptacles, a vertical sliding bar 77 provided with The pins 79 adapted to engage the holes in said slides, an upwardly extending arm 81,

and suitable means extending throughsaid casing for engaging and depressing said arm and thereby locking said slides, substantially as described.

9. The combination, with the casing provided with the coin-delivering-chute 9 and with the cash-drawer, having the overflow compartment 7 and the separate compartments 5, of the removable frame-work arranged to be placed in said casing and provided with a series of coin-receptacles having ejector slides arranged to deliver coins from all of said receptacles into said chute 9 and having slides adapted to be moved to empty the coins in any receptacle into their appropriate apartment 5, and overflow chutes leading to said overflow receptacle 7.

10. The combination, with the coin'receptacles and slides, of the stationary shaft 57, the key-levers provided with hubs mounted upon said shaft and having projecting arms engaging said slides, one of said key-levers being provided with a long hub passing through one or more of the hubs of the other levers, for the purpose set forth.

11. The combination, with the coinreoeptacles and slides, of the coin-delivering chute having a narrow groove therein and provided with a vertical and.an outwardly curved side wall and arranged to receive coins from all of said receptacles, whereby said coins fall into said chute and roll on edge along therein, substantially as described.

' 12. The combination, with the coin receptacles and slides, of the coin delivering chute having a narrow groove therein, the side walls of said chute spreading slightly longitudinally from the starting point to the orifice thereof, and said chute being arranged to receive coins from all of said receptacles, substantially as described.

SAMUEL J. TAYLOR.

-In presence of JOHN SAUSSH, A. 0. PAUL. 

